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TRAFFIC JAM ON CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- A traffic jam has been reported at the on-ramp of the Meerigama interchange of the Central Expressway. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News.... Read More


TWO SLTB BUSES ATTACKED IN MAHINYANGANAYA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Police state that two SLTB buses, which were providing special transport services for the Mahiyanganaya Esala Perahera, have been attacked. The assault, which occurred at the Ma... Read More


SRI LANKA TO WITNESS RARE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Sri Lankans will have a rare opportunity to see a total lunar eclipse with the naked eye over the next few hours. According to Professor Chandana Jayaratne, Director of the Spac... Read More


FINAL RITES OF ELLA BUS CRASH VICTIMS PERFORMED

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- The final rites for the 15 victims of the tragic Ella-Wellawaya bus crash were held this afternoon. The bus, which was carrying employees of the Tangalle Municipal Council and t... Read More


MATALE HOSPITAL UNVEILS NEW UPGRADES COSTING OVER RS.170 MILLION

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Several development projects at the Matale District General Hospital, costing over Rs.170 million, were handed over to the public today. The projects were inaugurated by the Min... Read More


SAJITH PREMADASA PAYS RESPECTS TO ELLA VICTIMS

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today (7th) paid his last respects to the people from the Tangalle area who lost their lives in the tragic bus accident that occurred recently ... Read More


DRUG BUST AT KATUNAYAKE AIRPORT

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Police have discovered a stock of the drug 'Kush' worth Rs.200 million in an abandoned bag at Katunayake Airport. The bag contained 20.9kg of the drug, which police say was brou... Read More


WEAPONS FOUND AT MIDDENIYA SITE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Police have discovered five foreign-made hand grenades and 18 live T56 rifle rounds buried on the same land in Middeniya where a stock of chemicals for the production of the drug... Read More


DUDLEY SIRISENA ADMITS TO ILLEGAL LAND AT HOTEL

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Businessman Dudley Sirisena has admitted that there is an illegal portion of land at his hotel bordering the Parakrama Samudra in Polonnaruwa. Speaking at an event in the Hingur... Read More


BURNT BODY FOUND IN PANAMURE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- A burnt body of a man has been discovered in the Weliara area of Panamure, according to Panamure Police. The man's son filed a complaint with the police this morning after findi... Read More